jennblake posted at 6:57AM Tue, 22 October 2019 - #4367858

@quietrob. the computer has to be on the internet to reach the bondware server just to install/register. Then we do the extended license. Just the one time until that expires..then it would need to get on the net once more..update the registration and then we would extend it again.

@DreaminGirl - the sale is only affecting Poser 11, Poser Pro 11 and Poser Pro 2014 Game Dev version (only) and nothing is "folding up" as we created a new server to continue to service those versions. I can tell you we have NO intentions of selling or not supporting the software for a very long time. Nothing is ever 100%. BUT we are putting lots of DEV power behind working on it and creating the next version AND more figures coming. So there's no reason to not continue Poser. We are completely devoted to continuing it for a long time.

You are completely missing the point.

As long as the license is not perpetual, you are effectively keeping it ransom. I refuse to pay for ransomware, especially when there are free alternatives.